Box or carton.



W. S. LUCKETT.

BOX 0R CARTON- APPLICATION FILED OCT. 19. 1914.

1L 165fi1 o Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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W. S. LUCKETT.

BOX 0R CARTON. APPLICATION FILED OCT. I9, I914.

1,165,612.. Patnted Dec.28,1915.

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WILLIAM S. LUCKETT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOX OR CARTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 11915.

Application filed October 19, 1914. Serial No. 867,436.

To all whom it may concern:

5 Be it known that 1, WILLIAM STONE LUCKETT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-' siding-in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have,

invented certain Improvements in Boxes or Cartons, OfWlllCh thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to packages or original containers for cigars,cigarettes and similar articles; and the object of my invention is toprovide an improved form of box or carton, simple in construction,efiicient in action and of relatively small cost, which box may besealed by the Government stamp when employed with articles made whollyor partly of tobacco; such box being further provided with a window orviewing point whereby the contents of the box can be seen, therebypermitting an intendingpurchaser to inspect the color of the goods, inthe case of cigars for instance, before purchase A further object of myinvention is to provide a box or carton of the shell and slide type,salable when filled with vendlble goods as an original package, whichmay be subsequently employed as a case or protective carrier for thecigars or other goods while in the pocket of the purchaser, and whichwill not require elongation to effect opening of the same as iscommonwith ordinary boxes of the shell and slide type. And a stillfurther object of my invention is to provide an external sleeve-likemember, slidable with respect to the box or slide, which sleeve-likemember 1s n iovable to operative and inoperative positions within thelimits or length of the box or carton, whereby the latter may be closedand maintained in a closed position by said sleeve-like member, orplaced in a condition to permit access to the goods by displacing saidsleeve-like member.

These and other features of my invention are more fully describedhereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1,-is a perspective view of one form of complete box or cartonmade in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, is a perspective viewshowing the box or carton illustrated in Fig. 1, in the open position;Fig. 3, is a perspective view of another form of box or carton withinthe scope of my invention, in the open position; Fig. 4, is a sectionalview on the line 44, Fig. 1; F g. 5, IS a sectional view on the line 55,Fig. 1; ,F 1g. 6, is a sectional view on the lne 6 6 Fig. 3; Fig. 7, isa view of a blank from which the form of box or carton shown in Figs. 1,2, 4 and 5, is constructed, illustrating also the various creases andcuts necessary to be made in the same in order that it may be shapedinto a container in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 8, 1s a viewof a blank from which the box shown in Figs. 3 and 6 is made.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to the blank shown inFig. 7, 1 represents the portion to form the back wall of the box; 2, 2the sides of the same; 3 the fixed portion of the front wall of the box,and 4 the movable portion of the front wall. Below the fixed portion 3of the front wall is an extended portion 5 to form the base of the box,with a portion 5 to be inturned and fastened to the rear wall 1 in theusual manner common to the manufacture of boxes of this type. Themovable portion 4 of the front wall carries a portion 6, integral withand in line with said movable front wall, which portion 6 forms the topof the box or carton and is provided with a flap 6 in line therewith andadapted to be tucked in the box over the top of the goods, asillustrated in Figs. '1 and 4.

To form the movable front portion 4, the blank is cut at 7, 7, at thejunction lines of said front portion and the side walls 2, 2 and scoredor creased as indicated at 8, and by preference the flap to be turned inover the goods is carried by this movable front; the box or carton beingsecured together by fastening the marginal side portions 2 together, andthe bottom or base portion 5 to the rear wall 1 by gluing the same or byother suitable means. When assembled. such box is a substantiallysingle-walled structure as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with a movableportion at the front and top of the same whereby access to the goods maybe had; the top proper of which movable portion has a flap for insertionbehind the goods and which will normally be retained in place by suchgoods. This movable front as well as the top portion of the flap may befastened to the box by a seal, or in the case of articles partly orwholly of tobacco,

' tion 4: of the front wall, and cover such opening or window with asheet of thin paper disposed on the inside of the box, as indicated at12.

The form of blank shown in Fig. 7, is intended for production of boxesor slides of the type shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5, in which the movableportion permitting access to the goods contained within the box iscarried by the fixed portion of the front wall.

In Figs. 3, 6 and 8, I have shown a form of box in which the movableportion per mitting access to the contents of the box is carried by therear wall of the same. The blank from which this structure is made isclearly shown in Fig. 8, from which it will be seen that the movablefront 4 is formed as an integral extension of the back 1 to which it isconnected by the top 6; such front having an extension 4 which may betucked inunder the fixed portion 3 of such front when the structure isin a closed condition, as illustrated in Fig. 6.

For the purpose of maintaining the box or carton in a closed conditionand the movable front in proper position to retain the goods in place, Iprovide a sleeve-like inclosing\band or support 15 slidably mounted onthe box or container and normally positioned over the movable front ofthe same and over the window or opening in said front through which thecontents of the box or carton may be viewed. This slidable sleeve-likeband may carry advertising matter indicative of the contents of. thebox, and the name, if any, of the particular goods contained in the boxor carton, and provides eflicient means whereby the movable front of thebox will be maintained in the proper relative position with respecttothe goods to hold the same securely within the box or carton when thelatter is carried in the pocket. This sleeve-like band is narrow, and ismovable on the box or carton, preferably within the limits or length ofthe same; holding the movable front in place when up, and permittingmovement of such front to gain access to the goods when down. Thefrictional contact of this sleevelike band with the box or slide is suchthat there is little or no danger of it being accidentally whollywithdrawn from the box when being moved up or down.

The sleeve-like member is preferably made of cardboard or stiff paper ofsubstantially the same Weight as the box or carton so that it willprovide a sufficiently stiff backing or support for the'movable portionof such box whereby access to the goods contained therein is obtained.It may be fastened in place my gluing one of its terminal ends over theother, or such ends may be secured together by any suitable metalfastening available for the purpose; the essential point being to holdit suiiiciently tight to Secure the desired frictional contact with thebox or carton that will prevent its accidental displacement when in use.

Although I have illustrated a structure holding five cigars forinstance, it will be understood that the goods contained in the box arenot limited to any particular charactor, to any number, or to any sizeor shape; the construction and arrangement of the box or carton beingthe same no matter what its contents may be or their quantity.

In my improved construction I am enabled to provide all the advantagesof boxes or cartons of the shell and slide type, with a great economy inthe amount of material employed in the construction of the same; theshort slidable sleeve-like member taking the place of the shell andbeing movable topermit access to the goods without lengthening thestructure; the movement of such sleeve-like member being substantially,if not wholly, within the leiigth of the box embraced thereby.

I claim."

1. The combination with a box or carton of the slide type having amovable Wall section to permit access to goods contained within thesame, of an external sleeve-like member slidably mounted with respect tothe box and adapted to hold the movable wall section in closed position,said sleevelike member being less in width than the length of the boxand lying substantially within the longitudinal dimensions of the latterin its open and closed positions.

2. The combination with a box or carton of the slide type having amovable front wall section integrally hinged to the back of such box andmovable to permit access to goods contained Within the same, of anexternal sleeve-like member slidably mounted with respect to the box andadapted to hold the movable front wall in closed position, saidsleeve-like member beingless in width than the length of the box andlying substantially within its longitudinal dimensions in the open andclosed positions.

3. The combination with a box or carton having a movable wall section topermit access to goods contained within the same and a viewing aperturein one of its walls, of an external sleeve-like member slidably mountedWith respect to the box" and movable to cover said viewing aperture andhold the movable Wall section in closed position, said sleeve-likemember being less in Width than the length of the box and lyingsubstantially Within the longitudinal dimensions of the latter in itsopen and closed positions.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

W. S. LUCKETT.

Witnesses:

MURRAY C. BUYER, WM. A. BARR.

